After a quick poll that I
had in my personal Facebook account about which product should I review first
(you know how great I am in procrastinating so yeah, I need that kind of motivation: people’s
opinion LOL ~) this product came up as the most requested. So yeah, girls I’m
listening to you! Here’s the review of the cult favorite, every Korean skincare
lovers’ Bae and ‘It’ product: Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum ♥

This product comes in a
green-themed box, which everything printed on it is using soy ink! I love this
concept of Innisfree that makes even the packaging eco-friendly by using
recyclable and degradable material.

Another great thing is
that you can find the product description along with the ingredients list on
the box written in English! Maybe because this is a global best-seller so they
include them aside the Hangeul description. Wish all Korean products and brands
are to follow this trend as now people start to concern more on what they put
in skin!

The product itself is
hold inside a green plastic bottle. The cap however, is also made of plastic
but I found them can’t hold to the pump tightly. I do think this product is
travel friendly because it’s lightweight – not heavy like glass bottle – and not
easily broken, but I recommend you to put this on flat surface/inside its box
while bringing the product along so that the bottle won’t be upside down that
the cap falls off and causing spillage all over your stuff.

Now let’s get into the
product. The serum is clear, translucent in color but it has a tinge of
brown/yellow in it. It has a pretty
strong scent, like the blend of green tea and citrus? Kinda remind me of
the Elizabeth Arden Green Tea EDT, but this one is more citrus. I love how
runny the constituency of this serum, it’s so
lightweight and can be absorbed into
the skin quickly without leaving greasy feeling/film/stickiness behind. All
the product completely gets absorbed into the skin not long after you rubbed it
in. Amazing eh?

Even though the name is ‘serum’, this product is meant to be used before
toner. Yes, BEFORE. After reading
some reviews online – be it in blogs or forums – some people wear it in the
wrong way. I am not very sure if this product is a pre-essence/booster, but according
to the how-to-use and description from Innisfree, this product was meant to be
applied first after you
cleanse your face to boost up moisture and prepare the skin for the next steps –
so I assume this one is a pre-serum,
not the regular serum/essence that
was meant to use after toner.

This serum gives you a
nice plumped skin effect, but not greasy looking at all. One pump is enough for the whole face. Definitely great for
people with oily skin which want a lightweight pre-serum. People with dry and
normal skin might think it’s not enough as a pre-serum, but don’t be fooled by
its thin texture – it hydrates your skin deep inside! However if you demand a
richer pre-serum for a very dry skin or winter time, then this one is not for
you.

After wearing it
religiously for the past two-weeks in night time, I can see my skin is now
looking more radiant (not brighter, sorry) and not dull at all. My skin looks
so healthy and plumped right now, pores are not really visibly smaller but I
can tell they look less scarily big and dehydrated right now.

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However…

This product causes me
tiny bumps and outbreaks in weird places. At first I thought it was not because
of this serum, it might be something else as I was trying out several new
products throughout the week. But after continuing the use, I found new pimples
started popping out in places where I don’t apply the other new products (doing patch tests for them), while this product is
what I used all over my face. Boo-hoo!

When I started to analyze
the ingredients, nothing was wrong. Yes it has pretty high alcohol content in
it but my skin accepts alcohol like it’s nobody’s business, so the alcohol is
definitely not the bad boy for now. If you’re allergic to alcohol, then stay
away from this product.

Next what came to my
surprise was the essential oils. This green tea seed serum uses green tea
extract as the main ingredient but there are also essential oils to add
benefits to the skin. As seen above in the ingredients list, please let me list
down the oils inside this serum here:

Camellia Sinensis (green
tea) seed oil

Citrus Unshiu Peel
Extract *

Citrus Aurantium Bergamia
(bergamot) fruit extract *

Citrus Paradisi
(grapefruit) fruit extract *

Citrus Tangerina
(tangerine) fruit extract *

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis
(orange) fruit extract *

However, these oils (*) appear to be causing
photosensitivity to occur if exposed to UV rays according to this post by a
site about essential oil. Easily translated, your skin may get sensitive to the sunlight by wearing this serum in
daytime. If you’re doing it right (putting this serum in the
first step of your skincare routine) and wear sunscreen on top, plus you have
no sensitive skin like mine, maybe your skin will just be okay.

I read several people
complained why their skin appeared to be
darker after using this serum and…this
is the answer! I won’t say everyone got to be photosensitive by using this
product in daytime, but better to be aware of the presence of these oils if you
have troubled or sensitive skin.

Score

Last Words?

Innisfree
Green Tea Seed Serum is a nice pre-serum with high green tea & antioxidant
content in it. It’s fairly cheap and works quite great, by penetrating deep
inside your skin and hydrates it well. With the runny and lightweight texture,
it is very suitable mostly for people with oily skin type which want a
moisturized & hydrated skin without heavy/sticky/greasy feeling. However,
the presence of some fruit extract may cause photosensitivity if exposed to
sunlight therefore I suggest you to wear this at night time only. Unfortunately
this product gave me outbreaks too, but it seems to work wonder on another
people so you may want to give it a try first! :)

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What
do you think about this serum? Have you tried it? Share the thoughts in the
comment box below. Okay I should be away and prepare myself for tonight’s date,
Toot’s going to pick me up in 2 hours.

I am back with a circle
lens review. If you follow me on my Instagram (PLEASE DO OMG #slapped) maybe
you will notice something different from my latest selcas. What is it? Yeap, it’s
my eyes!

oops, hello ;)

To be honest lately I
never bought any new circle lens because it tends to make my eyes drier, not
like my lovely clear lens from Acuvue. But if you see that I start to wear
circle lens again it means that I really love it eh! Also I notice some of you
guys are asking what lens am I wearing or if it’s the real color of my eyes so
yeah, it must be that good! So here’s the review of the lens I’ve been wearing
lately, my favorite lens at the moment: Bunny Color Brown!

Product
Info

Bunny Color Brown

Diameter:
14mm

Graphic
Diameter: 13.8mm

BC:
8.6

Life
Span: 6 months

Water
Content: 38%

Power:
0.00-10.00

Manufacturer:
LENSPOP

Origin:
Korea

Where
to buy: KLens Pop

Price:
$20

Packaged in one cute grey-themed little box, you will also have the instruction on how to put the lens on at the back of the box. Very convenient for first time buyers that just try contact lens right :3

The lens comes in vial
packaging, plus it’s bundled with a plastic tweezer and a lens case. I never
got plastic tweezer before so this time I really appreciate Klens Pop for
providing one in each package of the Bunny Lens – because hygiene is number
one, eh!

Color: ♥♥♥♥♥

This lens is a two-tone color lens which has beautiful mix of
light and medium brown color that looks natural on eyes, but at the same time
it gives cute impression too. It blends well with my natural dark brown eye
color and not looking fake at all when it’s worn.

Design: ♥♥♥♥♥

The design mimics the eye’s pupil with the combination of light
and medium brown strokes. Since it’s a two-tone color lens, it doesn’t appear
to be very natural on eyes as it lacks the color gradation on the center part
of the lens. However I love this kind of design, yes I like it when my lens
looks natural on eyes but sometimes when I want cute dolly eyes, this lens is a
perfect choice! People can definitely tell you have circle lens on but it’s not
too much as the design is simple but still pretty ♥

Enlargement: ♥♥♥♥♥

With 14mm in diameter and dark brown outer ring, Bunny Lens gives
your eyes bigger and rounder effect that is not too much or too fake for daily
wear or no-makeup days. I prefer dark brown for the outer ring than black color
because black can look very unnatural and fake.

Actually it’s a very rare occasion when my BF got mesmerized when
staring into my eyes and then surprisingly, he admitted that he loved my eyes –
it’s very cute and big! Almost like puppy eyes I bet? The enlargement is not
very dramatic but enough for a natural bigger eyes~

Comfort: ♥♥♥♥♥

I . love . this . Because it’s so comfortable when worn and that’s
all! It can’t win over my Dueba lens but it totally beats my beloved EOS lens.
Hoo~ray! I don’t feel my eyes got tired or feel uncomfortable during the wear,
nor I experience no itch/dryness/irritation even if I wore it like 15 hours a
day for 5 straight days when I went to Jakarta last time. Totally a winner.
YES.

And now please welcome
the cute selca with this lens on ~

Score

Last
Words?

Bunny
Lens Brown is my favorite lens at the moment. AWW-YEAH. Seriously. I’m not
talking all the good stuff here because this product was sponsored but
seriously I am so in love with it! It gives me the perfect dolly eyes that
still look natural but cute at the same time. And it got Toot mesmerized, so do
I need to say more? If you’re looking for a natural brown circle lens with good
enlarging effect, go grab this one. It’s not fake and perfect for daily wear
due to its design and its comfort. I suggest you to check the other color of
this Bunny Lens series here if you don’t fancy brown lens much. They have great
selection of colors too~

My experience with
cleansing foam so far had never been so good, hence I switched to a very gentle
facial cleanser that produce no bubbles at all like Cetaphil (even though in
fact it still contains SLS but somehow my skin liked it so much!). However if
any of you have tried a super gentle cleanser like Cetaphil, you might feel
that it doesn’t really do the cleansing into a deeper level of your skin –
because sometimes it even barely cleanses the surface! That’s the main reason
why I still hunt for cleansing foam because rubbing your face with foam/bubbles
simply makes it feel squeaky clean. Agree or not? ;)

This Laneige cleanser has
been in my wish list for quite some time because I was intrigued to see the good
reviews. Now that I managed to buy it (after reading a lot reviews and hesitating
for one month already) please let me review it for you based on my experience
with it ~

This product comes with
outer box packaging, like the other Laneige products do. At the back side of
the box you will find the ingredients list and the description of the product.

Inside you will have this
big pink plastic tube (it is huge even though it only holds 180ml product
inside) and a leaflet containing some product descriptions and directions on
how to use them.

This cleanser is so creamy and thick in texture, which is
great since this kind of constituency in cleanser is a sign that it would
lather a lot and make dense foam/bubbles. When using cleansing foam, I suggest
you to use foaming net to produce the thick and dense bubbles and not using
hand to minimize frictions between your palms and the delicate skin. With this
product it’s good to work both ways –
with bare hands or foaming net – but with hands, it won’t produce any foam
or bubbles instead it would work just like a nice creamy lotion cleanser on your
face.

pearly-white thick cream cleanser! only this much and it's enough for whole face~

Apparently this product
also has nice floral scent to it. I actually love scented products and my skin
doesn’t react badly to fragrance so it’s okay, but personally I feel the scent is quite strong for my liking.

Now into the most
important question/part of this review:

does it work on me?

It feels really, really
nice to wash your face using this product. If you have dry skin and have hard
time finding cleansing foam that would not leave oily/sticky residue but
still could maintain the skin’s moisture and not making it feeling tight after
the wash, yes this is the one
that you should grab right away. It
doesn’t make your skin feel tight but still you can feel it’s squeaky clean but
not dry at all. Big plus point indeed.

How could this cleanser do that?

Here’s an explanation: When
you look upon the ingredients list at Cosdna, you will find there’s a lot of
substances that has high scores on the acne column, mainly the acids which serves as surfactants. Lauric acid has the highest
score on acne column plus it still has 1 score on the irritant column. Actually
acidic cleanser is better for skin as long as it’s around pH 4-5.5. Anything
that has pH below and above that is not very good the skin, as a healthy skin
is slightly acidic at the level of 5.5. This cleanser would work great on dry
skin, because people with dry skin
has a slightly too alkaline face thus lacks of the acid. And not only acids apparently, this cleanser also has Shea Butter ingredient inside which we know it's all goodness for moisturizing purpose. It lives up to
its name tho: Foam Cleanser Moisture – for dry to normal skin type.

On my dry-combination skin, this cleanser
works great at cleansing but sometimes I
can feel that it causes me several new pimples. On cooler days
however, when my skin acts up and turns to be drier than usual, this cleanser
does great job to maintain the moisture and causing me no breakouts. After
washing my face with this cleanser, my face will appear brighter and not dull,
even though the result is temporary. But with regular use I notice that my skin
is brighter than usual! Totally lives up to its claim too, eh?

Score

Last
Words?

Laneige Foam Cleanser Moisture works great to remove all the dirt and light makeup on
your face right away in one wash, yet it would maintain the moisture of your skin
and doesn’t make it feel tight afterward. For people with sensitive/combination
skin, this cleanser might be too acidic and leads to several new pimples or
redness & irritations due to high acid contents. This cleanser is not meant
to clear up acne, and yes it doesn’t help to calm down the skin. Using this
cleansing foam regularly will result on a brighter face, so goodbye dull face ~
!

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I
want to love this cleanser but…it works better in rainy season, so I think I should
keep it away for few months and I gotta find new cleansing foam for hotter
summer days. Do you have recommendations for a non-drying cleansing foam that
is gentle, (preferably slightly acidic too) and non drying for hotter days?
Please drop your comments below and let me hear what you think of this product
and please, your recommendations too!